J. R. Lasky

Bacterial assembly in the switchgrass rhizosphere is shaped by phylogeny, host genotype, and growing site.

The paper investigates how host genotype, phylogeny, and growing site shape bacterial composition in the switchgrass rhizosphere using genetic and microbial analyses.

Century-long timelines of herbarium genomes predict plant stomatal response to climate change

The paper uses historical A. thaliana genomes and genetic knowledge to show a decrease in stomatal density over time linked to climate change.

Natural variation identifies new effectors of water use efficiency in Arabidopsis.

This study uses natural variation in Arabidopsis to identify 25 genes affecting water use efficiency through GWAS and reverse genetics, revealing diverse biological processes involved in WUE.

Estimating scale-specific and localized spatial patterns in allele frequency

This study introduces a wavelet-based method to analyze spatial patterns in allele frequencies and applies it to Arabidopsis thaliana to identify locally adapted loci across scales.

Climate biogeography of Arabidopsis thaliana: linking distribution models and individual variation

This study links climate distribution models of Arabidopsis thaliana with individual variation data to test biogeographic hypotheses about climate constraints and evolutionary fitness.

Genomic signatures of host-specific selection in a parasitic plant

This study identifies genomic regions associated with host specificity in Striga hermonthica using whole genome sequencing and finds host-specific selection on haustorium development genes rather than strigolactone response.

Multi-scale phenological niches of seed fall in diverse Amazonian plant communities

The paper analyzes seed fall phenology in Amazonian plant communities to determine if patterns are non-random and identifies temporal scales and ecological drivers of reproductive phenology.

Temporal trait plasticity and neighborhood crowding predict the growth of tropical trees

The paper investigates how temporal changes in functional traits and neighborhood crowding affect tree growth in a tropical forest, finding that dynamic factors better predict growth rates than static ones.

Effects of genomic and functional diversity on stand-level productivity and performance of non-native Arabidopsis

The paper tests how genetic diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana affects stand-level productivity and performance in its colonized range, finding no link to biomass but increased fecundity under high resource conditions.

Competition-by-drought interactions change phenotypic plasticity and the direction of selection on Arabidopsis traits

The paper examines how drought and competition interact to influence phenotypic plasticity and selection on Arabidopsis traits, finding genotype-specific responses and changes in selection direction under different conditions.

Genomic history and ecology of the geographic spread of rice

The paper reconstructs the ancient dispersal of rice in Asia and identifies extrinsic factors affecting its genomic diversity.

In the presence of population structure: From genomics to candidate genes underlying local adaptation

The paper compares mixed linear models and Spearman correlations for identifying SNPs associated with climate, finding that SNPs from both methods are enriched for local adaptation but only GEMMA-associated SNPs show functional constraint and fitness QTL linkage.

Effects of two centuries of global environmental variation on phenology and physiology of Arabidopsis thaliana

This study analyzes 216 years of Arabidopsis thaliana phenotypic data to show how environmental changes affect trait variation across space and time.

Eco-evolutionary community turnover following environmental change

This study shows how interspecific variation in gene flow affects community dynamics under environmental change, leading to transient abundance shifts and stable dominance patterns.

Topological features of gene regulatory networks predict patterns of natural diversity in environmental response

The paper examines gene regulatory network topology in Arabidopsis thaliana to predict patterns of genetic variation in response to drought and cold stress.